Adjustable gasket



Jan. 5, 1932.

F. r.1. OVEN ADJUSTABLE GASKET Filed Dec. 31, 1926 Patented Jan. 5, 1932 J. OVEN, OF

`VITE STTLSP CHICAGO, ILLINoIs, AssIGNonfTo vvieron.' MANUFACTURING aY GASKET Co., A CORIQRATION V 0F ILLINOIS @rnc-E ADJUSTABLE GASKET Application mearecember 31, 19st.y Serin No. 158,298.

This invention relates to improvements in gaskets.A l f n It is an object of the invention to facilitate the seating of a gasketrelatively to the port,

conduit or conduits with whichpitlis to beV the reinforcement associated, byr rendering the gasket movable conning the opening in relatively to its support. entire gasket will automatically adapt itself to the mouth of theV conduit'or conduits, the

opening in the gasket entering linto align men-t with the opening of the conduit to be associated therewith.

It is also an object of the invention to pro-v Ivide 1a .reinforcement for V theopeningin a` gasket, which frei-nforcementmay be guided Vit is to be interposed. The bodyl of the gas` ket or holder'i's' provided with a pluralityof on the body of theV gasket or on a holder to adjust itself relatively to' said holder Yor body` of the gasket, the reinforcement includingl not lonly the customary metal Vrings vlout also a ring ofrefractory material, such as asbestos, said last named ring being also adjustable together with theentire reinforcement relatively to the body of the gasket.

It is, .furthermorean object of the inven-v tien Vto provide a gasket or holder with reinforcing elements between the openings therein, vso as to `prevent excessive bending of the body thereof while itisibeing handled vork 2-1 j shipped.

With these and numerous otherv objects in view, various embodiments of the invention are Adescribed Vin 4the following specification and Aare illustrated Tin the accompanylng drawings In the latter: Fig. l is a top plan -viewxof vided with self-centeringfrims;

' .Fig..f.2 is an enlarged fragmentaryl view, various :elements 'of `the rim` being 'shown broken off;

I Fig. 3 is an enlarged/sectional fragmentary view on Aline 3-3 =o`f Fig,V 1 ;Y

' F ig. i4 is la' similar sectional detail View ya gasket proof :a modi-fied lreinfercemen't .for thegasket;

- Fig. -5 is a :top plan view of a modified embodiment of ia ,gasket with reinforcing p0rtions yformedion the .bodyor holder; i

.-Fig. 6 is .anenlarged sectional view .taken on :line G-Gof Fig. 5;

In this way. the

Fig., 7 is a fragmentary'sectional view of;

parts similar to those Vshown in Figs. 3 and,

hand Y, ,l y y Fig/8 is a top plan view similar to Fig, of a modified embodiment of a gasket. t

The body l of the gasket or holder is made of suitable flexible sheetfmaterial, such as for instance sheet, steel, bronze, or the like, and

' is provided with slots or'not'ches 2 which may extend from an edge Vof the gasket inward` and may either be straight, as shown in Fig.

1,or have angular extensions yat .their inner (not shown) for securing the gasket in position'with respect to the parts between which openings 3 which in .the embodiments illustrated are circular,aaltho.ugh itisobvious that in other gaskets theshape of these openings will coincide approximately with theshape andarea ofthe conduits yor parts (not shown) with which they .are associated. y In order to provide a self-centering gasket relatively'to theseconduits, they holder is provided with shiftable reinforcing rims' arranged in these openings and formed in any desired way, such as for instance as illus-p cumferential flange ,5 is considerably smaller than ,the diameter of the opening Sin .the body of ,the gasket.' A companionring yor disc 6 vis located at the opposite side of the body .1 and is `also provided with .a similarly disposed upstand'ing flange Z which is in tight engagement with the upstanding flange 5 of i theiirs't named ring or disc, the two discs 4 SLI and 6 being 4not only separated from each f other by the .body l" of the gasket hutalso by a ring Y8 of refractory material, as for instance, asbestos fabric or `the like. The linternal diameter ofthe .asbestos ring 8 cor-V `inforcing assembly may be shifted in the plane of the body 1 of the gasket so as to be brought into axial alignment with the conduit opening (not shown). The rim arranged in this manner on the gasket, while permanently connected therewith so as to be immovable in the direction of the axis of the flanges 5 and 7, is slidable and therefore becomes self-centering with respect to the conduit, losing thereby eventually its concentric position in the opening 3 in the body of the gasket.

In 1 as well as in Fig. 2 this eccentric relationship of the rim relatively to the opening 3 is clearly indicated, inasmuch as for instance at the point a, Fig. 2, therimis close to the edge of the opening 3, while at the point Z) there is a considerable distance between the edge of the opening 3 and the reinforcing rim.

It is also obvious that upon adjusting the rim relatively to the center of the opening 3 in the body of the gasket, the refractory element 8 will also be shifted since its internal diameter corresponds to the internal diameter of the flange 7.

In the modification illustrated in Fig. 3,

the outer edge of the refractory ring 8 is acf` standing circumferential flange 10 surround-y ing the outer edge of the .asbestos ring 8, and this circumferential flange 10 is extended inwardly as indicated at 11 in substantial parallelism with, and to overliea portion of the opposite surface of the asbestos ring 8. This modified form of reinforcing rim arranged in the openingin the gasket obviously is also self-centering and at the same time protects the refractory ring 8 against injury. Inboth of the embodiments the entire reinforcing rim will be adjustable to align itself automatically or manually with the conduit which is to be engaged by the reinforcing flanges 5 and 7.

The embodiment of the gasket illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6 also shows self-centering reinforcing rim assemblies separated from each other and inserted in the openings 3 in th gasket or holder, but while according to the disclosure in 1, the gasket consists of a flat sheet metal body, the body 12 of the gasket illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6,.'is reinforced between the openings 3 so as to with` stand excessive bending strains incurred in handling, thereby facilitating the handling, storing and shipping of these articles. The reinforcing in the embodiment illustrated, consists of a plurality of corrugations 13 formed in and extending longitudinally of the gasket substantially parallel with a line that would pass through the centers of the gasket openings 3.

YIn the embodiment of the gasket illustrated in Fig. 7, effective means are provided for preventing the separation of the metal rims movably confined within the openings in the body 1 ofthe gasket. The rim disposed on one side of the body 1 may comprisea disc 4havi`ng an upstanding flange 5 similar to the corresponding rim portion illustrated in Figures 3 and 4. The other rim section, however, 'is formed of a disc 6 provided with an upstanding flange 14, the marginal portion of which Ais offset to providea shoulder 15 overlapping the edge of the upstanding circumferential flange 5, and this flange 14 may be continued beyond the shoulder by an oil'- setmarginal portion 16. In this way an axial movement of the rim section comprising portions 4'and 5 is absolutelyprevented, as is also any axial movementof the other rim or companion section. Since the rim, as an assembled unit is formed of two interlocking sections, the interlocking portion 15 at the same time forms an effective reinforcement for the upstanding circumferential flange 14 of oneof thesev sections, and therefore also a reinforcement for the entire rim. In all other respects this rim resembles and functions the same'as the rims illustrated in Figures 3 and 4, inasmuch as it is also self-centering and adapted to align itself automatically with the conduit or port, the refractory material 8 be ing a disc of asbestos, the inner edge of which closely hugs the upstanding circumferential flange 14 and arevents the heat from having a' detrimental Veffect Aupon the edges of the opening 3 in the body regardless of the position of the assembled rim with respect to said opening.

The modified form of the gasket body, as illustrated in Fig. 8, is pro-vided with effective means for locking it against any movement, in position upon the bolts or pins not shown, over which the slots 2 are slipped to position it.

Y While according to Fig. 5 the slots or notches 2 in the body of the gasket are provided with angular extensions 2a'near their inner ends, the notches or slots 20 formed in thebody of the gasket, illustrated in Fig. 8, are provided with lateral extensions or proj ections 21 extending from the opposite'edges of the slots 2O towards each other arranged so as to prevent any side shifting movement of the gasket after the bolts, not shown, A for aligning the gasket have once been passed through the slots. The tongues 21, as shown in Fig. 8, are bent preferably at right angle out of the plane of the body 1 before the l gasket is assembled, so that the body of the itself to a wide field `of utility, owing to its novel features, the rims for the gasket openings being independently adjustable or selfcentering relatively to the conduits of the engine parts, and the body also being reinforced between these reinforced openings so Vas to become relatively stiff and retainthe shape with which it leaves the assembly machine.

' 1 claim:

l. A gasket comprising a body provided with an opening, and a reinforcement for the edges of the opening, the reinforcement consisting of two metal elements located on opposite sides of the body of the gasketand of a refractory element associated with said metal elements and slidably disposed on the body of the gasket with said metal elements.

2.V A gasket comprising a body provided with openings, reinforcing rims for said openings slidably associated -with the body for movement relative thereto, said reinforcing rims comprising metal elements located at opposite sides of the gasket, and arefractory ring closely surrounding one of said first named metal elements, said ring being disposed on one of said elements to be movable therewith and being held in engagement with the body of the gasket thereby.

3. A gasket comprising a body provided with openings, and reinforcing rims for said openings slid ably associated with the gasket, said reinforcing rims consisting of metal elements located at opposite sides of the gasket, and a refractory element between the same, said refractory element being arranged relasaid element and secured between said flange and said margin and engaging one side of said body, and scoping with said first ring element ing a peripheral flange lengaging the other side of said body.

a second ring element tele- Y and hav- 7 A gasket comprising a body having anV opening therein, a` ring element including a tubular portion extended through and spaced from the edges of said opening and having a peripheral flange disposed parallel to said body, a refractory ring encircling said element and disposed between said flange and one side of said body and closely surrounding said tubular portion, a second ring element including a tubular portion telescoped with the tubular portion of the rst-named ring element and including a peripheral flange engaging the other face of said body, the engagement of the telescoped tubular portions with eachother and the cooperative action of said peripheral flanges on opposite sides of said body securing said ring elements and said refractory ring in position.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature v` vat 10 South La Salle St., Chicago, llinois. FRANK J. OVEN.

tively to said metal elements for slidable j movement together with said metal elements.

4. A gasket comprising a body provided with a slot and a flexible locking element extending from a lateral edge of the slot in direction towards the other lateral edge there- 5. A gasket having a body provided Ywith a slot, a pair of flexible tongues in opposition to each other extending from the lateral edges of the slot and adapted to be bent from and into the plane of the body. n

6. A- gasket comprising a body having an opening therein, a ring element extending through said opening, said element having a peripheral flange on one end, the free margin of which is struck back in parallel spaced i relation thereto, a refractory ring encircling 

